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Renewable water resources — Saudi Arabia

Renewable water resources in Saudi Arabia in 2022 — 2.4 km³. Ranked 149 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 2 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 149of 181
Period maximum 2 km³1961
Period minimum 2 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Saudi Arabia, 1961–2022123419611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 2.4 km³1963: 2.4 km³1965: 2.4 km³1967: 2.4 km³1969: 2.4 km³1971: 2.4 km³1973: 2.4 km³1975: 2.4 km³1977: 2.4 km³1979: 2.4 km³1981: 2.4 km³1983: 2.4 km³1985: 2.4 km³1987: 2.4 km³1989: 2.4 km³1991: 2.4 km³1993: 2.4 km³1995: 2.4 km³1997: 2.4 km³1999: 2.4 km³2001: 2.4 km³2003: 2.4 km³2005: 2.4 km³2007: 2.4 km³2009: 2.4 km³2011: 2.4 km³2013: 2.4 km³2015: 2.4 km³2017: 2.4 km³2019: 2.4 km³2021: 2.4 km³2022: 2.4 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 2 km³
World 42,807 km³
Middle East & North Africa 331 km³
Western Asia computed 355 km³
High-income countries computed 14,750 km³
Renewable water resources — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 2 +0 +0%
2021 2 +0 +0%
2020 2 +0 +0%
2019 2 +0 +0%
2018 2 +0 +0%
2017 2 +0 +0%
2016 2 +0 +0%
2015 2 +0 +0%
2014 2 +0 +0%
2013 2 +0 +0%
2012 2 +0 +0%
2011 2 +0 +0%
2010 2 +0 +0%
2009 2 +0 +0%
2008 2 +0 +0%
2007 2 +0 +0%
2006 2 +0 +0%
2005 2 +0 +0%
2004 2 +0 +0%
2003 2 +0 +0%
2002 2 +0 +0%
2001 2 +0 +0%
2000 2 +0 +0%
1999 2 +0 +0%
1998 2 +0 +0%
1997 2 +0 +0%
1996 2 +0 +0%
1995 2 +0 +0%
1994 2 +0 +0%
1993 2 +0 +0%
1992 2 +0 +0%
1991 2 +0 +0%
1990 2 +0 +0%
1989 2 +0 +0%
1988 2 +0 +0%
1987 2 +0 +0%
1986 2 +0 +0%
1985 2 +0 +0%
1984 2 +0 +0%
1983 2 +0 +0%
1982 2 +0 +0%
1981 2 +0 +0%
1980 2 +0 +0%
1979 2 +0 +0%
1978 2 +0 +0%
1977 2 +0 +0%
1976 2 +0 +0%
1975 2 +0 +0%
1974 2 +0 +0%
1973 2 +0 +0%
1972 2 +0 +0%
1971 2 +0 +0%
1970 2 +0 +0%
1969 2 +0 +0%
1968 2 +0 +0%
1967 2 +0 +0%
1966 2 +0 +0%
1965 2 +0 +0%
1964 2 +0 +0%
1963 2 +0 +0%
1962 2 +0 +0%
1961 2 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TR Türkiye 227 GE Georgia 58 IQ Iraq 35 AZ Azerbaijan 8 SY Syria 7 AM Armenia 7 LB Lebanon 5 SA Saudi Arabia 2 YE Yemen 2 OM Oman 1 CY Cyprus 1 JO Jordan 1 AE United Arab Emirates 0 QA Qatar 0 BH Bahrain 0 KW Kuwait 0
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources: the volume of water generated inside a country over a year from precipitation — river runoff and groundwater recharge — excluding inflow from neighboring countries. The word “internal” is the key one here: by this measure Egypt is almost empty, although the Nile brings it water in abundance, and it is exactly that gap that makes the country dependent on decisions upstream.

Important: Own resources only. Inflow from abroad is not counted, so for countries in the lower reaches of large rivers the indicator is far below the water actually available.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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